| Are you looking to sell your own house because you | | | | should be, it is what someone is willing to actually pay |
| wish to save money? It's true to say far more | | | | for it! |
| people try selling their own house nowadays to save | | | | 3) One of the most important tasks you will have to |
| themselves from agent's fees. An agent can expect | | | | perform when selling your own house is to ensure it |
| to pocket approximately 7% of your sale price, so | | | | is cleaner than it has ever been. There is nothing |
| going it alone seems like a much better deal. Please | | | | more off-putting to a potential buyer than entering |
| find below some tips on how to sell your own house: | | | | someone else's dirty home. You definitely wouldn't |
| 1) One of your main concerns should be pricing your | | | | buy someone else's dirty property, would you? Pay |
| property correctly. Go too low and it will snapped up | | | | specific attention to the bathroom, toilet and kitchen |
| and you will be left wondering exactly how much you | | | | areas as this is where any home sale can be lost! |
| have lost out on! Price it too high and it may sit | | | | 4) Your next tip when selling your own house is to |
| unsold for months or years. You can try a zip code | | | | learn to be more like an agent. Learn how to close a |
| search online or check real estate websites for | | | | sale. If someone is asking you to lower the asking |
| comparative properties. I would also consider | | | | price, what are they really saying? They are saying |
| employing the services of a professional appraiser. | | | | that they actually want to buy your house right now, |
| 2) In order to sell your own house, you must start | | | | but would like to haggle a better deal for themselves. |
| to view this as a business transaction. Yes, i | | | | Rather than immediately declining their offer or |
| understand your home means a lot to you, but if it's | | | | worse still, dropping your price straight away, learn to |
| time to move on, you cannot let your emotions get | | | | haggle back. Could you offer additional incentives for |
| in the way during the home selling process. | | | | your asking price. Perhaps you could leave behind the |
| Remember not everyone is going to like your home. | | | | kitchen table and chairs, or even your washing |
| Also the value of your house is not what you think it | | | | machine and dryer. |